VMware NSX – Gateway Firewall

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We have been discussing about security features VMware NSX offers in previous blogs, today we will focus on Gateway firewall.

Like, What exactly gateway firewall is, Where are the firewall rules get enforced in gateway firewall, When it make sense to use it, along with the use cases.

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VMware NSX – Time Based Firewall

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In previous blog we discussed about NSX Identity firewall also referred as IDFW, Today we will talk about Time based firewall and implement one of the use-case of it.

With Time base firewall rule, VMware NSX security administrator can manage traffic based on time window, which means a firewall rule will be active only for certain period.

One of the use-case can be, you have outsourced some maintenance work to team, who will be working on certain systems only during off business hours only, after that access will be revoked.

In this blog we will be discussing about everything you need to know about Time based Firewall like:

  • Key Points to keep in mind while using this feature.
  • Prerequisites.
  • Implementation of a use-case.
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